So he overcompensates with his humor, with his personality, and love.
All he wants is really to be loved and validated what all human beings want, right?"
“Going back to the training center opens up this memory for him.
Kenneth Choi and Anirudh Pisharody on ‘9-1-1’.Jack Zeman/Fox
It’s a key that he needs to unlock,” says Choi.
“It sheds an important light on guilt that survivors face.
Moving beyond their past trauma, Pisharody and Choi both tease a positive future ahead for their characters.
Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi on ‘9-1-1’.Jack Zeman/FOX
“At least I hope so.”
Choi is equally hopeful for Ravi’s growth.
“Now they’ve given him a little bit more confidence.
They’ve given him some sexy swagger and this sardonic sense of humor that is so cutting and biting.
And Anirudh plays it to such perfection.”
As Pisharody puts it: “Ravi is going to be back at it stronger, wiser.
He’s ready to respond.
He’s no longer that scared, hesitant, anxious, baby proby.
He’s a proper firefighter now.
And for rest of the season, the disasters just get bigger and bigger.
I’m very excited to see how the audience reacts to everything that we have coming out.”
9-1-1airs Mondays at 8 p.m.
